Antique Olive Wood Relief Carving with Bible, Arrow, Club, Tools grids late 19th century or so

late 19th century or so

His little hands

This is one of three 5" x 7" antique glass plate negatives in the shop capturing arrangements of roses in front of windows

with charming details

I grabbed it

Antique Olive Wood Relief Carving with Bible, Arrow, Club, Tools grids late 19th century or soIt took some searching but I am fairly certain this carving was made in Jerusalem, late 19th early 20th century I believe, quite wonderfully carved of beautiful olive wood, with a combination of symbols arranged to form a sort of cross, arrow on one diagonal, what I take for a club on the other, Bible at the center. Someone more knowledgable that I might readily discern the symbolic meaning of each object, but as with Masonic imagery, I'm quite